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Soap Discussion 2008-05-22 12:14:50 Suppliers, fragrances, book reviews, the handmade soap discussion at times seems endless. Especially in the beginning when everything is so new. I have written a few articles about handmade soap to give anyone thinking of joining this community a quick start. Enjoy and please give me some feedback. Read more:Discussion
New Handmade Soap Pics 2008-05-15 13:30:47 Here is some cools pics of the soap lined up in rows ready for packing!
Coconut Soap 2008-05-14 12:18:10 Almost all handmade soap recipes call for some coconut oil. This is the magic ingredient that gives your handcrafted soap it’s incredible lathering properties. What percentage should a good recipe contain? This is an ongoing discussion in the soap making community. I prefer a higher percentage than most, but that is because I use a [...]
Handmade Soap 2008 2008-05-12 19:11:12 Is there a trend in 2008 handmade soap market to watch for? The certification process for natural products is beginning to pick up steam. Watch for more industry groups to jump on this bandwagon as they collect their fees for being the gatekeepers to logos seals and symbols representing natural products.
Handmade Soap in Today’s Market 2008-05-08 11:57:33 There are so many choices it is hard to believe that just a few years ago you would have had to go to the health food store just to find natural handmade soap. Every major city and most tourist locations now have handmade natural soap stores sprouting up on every corner. Are the soaps truly [...] Read more:Today
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Too Many Wholesale Suppliers 2006-11-06 16:32:41 How many suppliers is too many suppliers. If the additional shipping charges are aeting away at any savings realized by purchasing from another vendor then maybe you have too many supliers. Remember that the quality of your purchases can be more important than the price of your purchase. If I could show you all of [...] Read more:Wholesale
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Do You Use Natural Beauty Products? 2006-11-02 12:51:16 Remember fourth grade science class where we learned that our skin is our largest organ. How do you treat your skin? Do you go down to the local superstore and buy whatever soap is on sale? Would you eat sugary crispos cereal just because it was on sale? This is how most Americans treat thier [...] Read more:Natural
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Free Handmade Soap Making Demonstrations 2006-10-24 23:18:36 Offering to do a free soap making demonstration is a great way to connect with your community and develop new customers. There are many charities in your community that could charge a nominal fee to their patrons to watch you make handmade soap. You you be doing a wonderful mitzvah for these organizations. Your instructions [...]
Discover Natural Soap Secret Ingredient 2006-10-14 10:15:03 Some of the best known soap making oils have been going up quite a bit in price lately. Olive oil has been especially pricey. With all of the price pressures on soapmakers a good,solid, cheap soap oil is desperatley needed. Enter corn oil. It has a common soap value which makes it easy to substitute [...] Read more:Natural
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Natural Soap and Vanilla 2006-10-11 11:18:54 If there was one fragrance that would be called an absolute must in the handmade soap field, I would have to say vanilla would be it. It might seem to be an unlikely candidate at first, until you take into account that it is probably the number one fragrance for blending. I use vanilla in [...] Read more:Natural
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Top Ten Reasons to Use Natural Soap 2006-10-09 09:13:34 I was asked to blog this list again. So here it is , back by popular demand. This is only ten of hunfreds of reasons tuo use handmade natural soap.
1. You can buy soap that is made right in your own community
2. All those wonderful fragrances to choose from.
3. Superstores are rich enough.
4. The super-cute [...] Read more:Reasons
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